An electrically heating coil is placed in a calorimeter containing 360 g of H2O at 10oC. The coil consumes energy at the rate of 90 W. The water equivalent of calorimeter and the coil is 40 g. The temperature of water after 10 minutes will be
A
42.150C
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B
32.140C
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C
22.140C
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D
52.140C
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Solution
The correct option is A42.150C Heat produced by the coil Q=P.t=(m+W)cΔT 90×6004.2=(360+40)ΔT Thus we get the temperature difference as ΔT=32.140C or T=10+32.14=42.140C